Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Idutywa, Transkei, South Africa Birth name: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki Father: Govan ...

Our South Africa bureau chief Peter Hawthorne first met Thabo Mbeki in the Zambian capital of Lusaka back in the 1970s, when Mbeki was a roving ambassador in exile for the African National ...

MaShope led the ANC Women’s League and the Women’s Section in exile, influencing the party’s direction and the fight for women’s rights. Former President Thabo Mbeki says the ANC has lost ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki has called on African countries to find inspiration from United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s words to do what is right for the continent. On Monday ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki and erstwhile Justice minister Brigitte Mabandla want to intervene in the R167 million constitutional damages case brought by survivors and victims of apartheid human ...

His son, Monwabise Kwanda Mpahlwa, is believed missing since going into exile in the early 1980’s. Mbeki fathered Mpahlwa at the age of 16, out of wedlock. Created the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and ...